Resident Assistants at the College of William and Mary are part-time student staff members responsible for an assigned area in the residence halls. The Resident Assistant (RA) is a member of the Residence Life staff reporting directly to an Area Director or a Hall Director, the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Residence Life and ultimately to the Vice President for Student Affairs.

Resident Assistants will comply with all policies, procedures, and conditions printed in the current edition of the Student Handbook, the Student Housing Agreement, the Manual for Student Staff, the Resident Assistant Employment Agreement, the Student Acknowledgement of Confidentiality in Working with Administrative Data Agreement and the written expectations provided by the Area Director. Work a maximum average of fifteen (15) hours per week through the contracted employment dates.

Community Development and Programming

• Facilitate development of community by creating opportunities for residents to interact; conduct hall meetings; educate residents about Self-Determination; oversee development and revisions, when appropriate, of Community Agreement; and initiate discussions between roommates through use of the Roommate Agreement form.
• Plan, organize and implement programs that meet needs of residents according to the departmental programming philosophy.
• Mediate conflicts that may occur between roommates and among residents.
• Develop and post bulletin boards as directed.
• Support Summer Hall Council by recruiting student leaders and by attending Summer Hall Council meetings and events.
• Address individual student needs and concerns.

Administrative Responsibilities and Communication

• Assume responsibility for identifying, reporting and correcting safety and security concerns; educate residents about safety and security measures.
• Record and report information as outlined on departmental and area-specific forms (work requests, Incident Report, Room Condition Report, weekly reports, surveys, etc.). Complete other paperwork as required and directed by supervisor.
• Serve as a resource, referral, and communication agent. Distribute paperwork, flyers, brochures, etc. according to instructions. Serve as liaison between residents and Residence Life.
• Develop and maintain relationships with residents and College personnel.
• Abide by College policies; confront, enforce, and report violations of policies and inappropriate behavior in the assigned area. Assist campus officials or other responsible parties elsewhere on campus when requested to do so.

Training, Meetings, and Duty Responsibilities

• Attend staff meetings, training sessions, in-service programs, and individual meetings with supervisor; work as member of area staff.
• Assume on-call duty responsibility as scheduled, including holidays; complete rounds of assigned buildings as directed.
• Assist with the opening and closing of the residence halls at the beginning and end of each summer session. Respond to crises and emergencies as directed in established protocols or as directed by supervisor or other management staff.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Eligibility

• Must be a transfer candidate for admission, or currently enrolled, full-time student of the College of William and Mary.
• Must have a cumulative 2.0 grade point average to be eligible for application, appointment and continuance.
• Must not have a judicial sanction that is equal to or more stringent than disciplinary/honor probation during the application, appointment, and employment period.
• Must return to campus prior to the official opening of Summer Session I and must remain after the official closing of Summer Session II as contracted.
• Must not hold other employment on or off campus during the employment period without written permission from the Area Director; such employment should not exceed ten (10) hours per week nor should it interfere with duties noted in the Resident Assistant Position Description.
• Student staff members hired for the summer must attend job orientation meetings conducted in the spring semester and in May just prior to Summer Session I opening.
• Must agree to be listed in the College Staff Directory in both paper and electronic formats.
• Must provide a digital telephone to link with campus phone system (access assigned number and voicemail).

Compensation

• Room rent as specified in the Resident Assistant Employee Agreement

Expectations

• Residence Life student staff are expected to limit outside activities so that those activities will not conflict with their position responsibilities. Students who have major academic or extracurricular commitments should carefully review the situation with an Area Director or the Associate Director prior to accepting employment as a Resident Assistant.
• Must request and receive approval from the supervisor for weekend or extended absences from residence.

The College of William and Mary does not illegally discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, mental or physical disability or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era Veteran in the administration of its educational policies, programs or activities, admission policies and procedures, scholarship and loan programs, employment, recreational, athletic or other college-administered program. It is also the policy of the College to implement appropriate affirmative action initiatives.